Jesus' consecration reveals His divine mission, "for the name Christ" implies He who is
anointed, He who was anointed and the very anointing with which He was anointed. "The one
who anointed is the Father, the one who was anointed is the Son, and He was anointed with
the Spirit who is the anointing." His eternal messianic consecration was revealed during the
time of His earthly life at the moment of His baptism by John, when "God anointed Jesus of
Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, that He might be revealed to Israel as the
Messiah." His works and words will manifest Him as "the Holy One of God."

See also Christ.